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gas thermometer [¦gas thər′mäm·əd·ər] (engineering) A device to measure temperature by measuring the pressure exerted by a definite amount of gas enclosed in a constant volume; the gas (preferably hydrogen or helium) is enclosed in a glass or fused-quartz bulb connected to a mercury manometer. Also known as constant-volume gas thermometer. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| This condition became immediately apparent when we installed an exhaust gas thermometer in the boiler stack. Chappuis' constant volume hydrogen gas thermometer scale made available in 1887 through mercury thermometers and referred to as echelle normale (NHS) (2); |
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